# Accident 19910602021449A: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, June 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1991, 20:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1593° N, 149.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1593&lon=-149.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1658D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1658D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,250 total, 1,225 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602021449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VARIABLE SURFACE WIND FROM 180 TO 240 DEGREES. REQUESTED  24. ATC GAVE 14 OR 6 ONLY. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA064), Jun 3, 1991: Cessna 170B (N1658D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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